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* The {{Code|.basex}} [[Configuration#Configuration Files|configuration file]] is parsed by every new local BaseX instance. It contains all global options. Local options can be specified at the end of the file after the {{Code|Local Options}} comment:

# General Options

DEBUG = false

* Initial values for global options can also be specified via system properties, which can be passed on with the [https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/tools/java.html -D flag] on the command line, or with [https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/System.html#setProperty(java.lang.String,java.lang.String) System.setProperty()] before creating a BaseX instance. The specified keys need to be prefixed with {{Code|org.basex.}}. An example:

java -Dorg.basex.CATALOG=etc/w3-catalog.xml -cp basex.jar org.basex.BaseX -c"SHOW OPTIONS catalog"

CATALOG: etc/w3-catalog.xml

* If the Mac OS X packaged application is used, global options can be set within the Info.plist file within the Contents folder of the application package. For example:

<key>JVMOptions</key>

<array>

* In a [[Web Application]], the default can be adjusted in the {{Code|web.xml}} file as follows:

<context-param>

<param-name>org.basex.catalog</param-name>

* If the option is enabled, whitespaces of an element and its descendants can locally be preserved with the <code>xml:space="preserve"</code> attribute:

<xml>

<title>